“Now, he did another test in Indiana with an Indy car, and I think he did some competitive times. Looking at Johnson’s future, Andretti continued:

He also speculated that Johnson “got the bug” to race open-wheeled rides after his Formula 1 car swap with two-time F1 world champion Fernando Alonso in 2018.īut Johnson has also repeatedly said that he’s realizing lifelong dreams. In his 19th season with Ganassi, Dixon has four wins in 2020 and leads the Ind圜ar standings with five races remaining.Īndretti noted that being in top equipment will aid Johnson’s transition to Ind圜ar. And he will slide in there just like a natural - I assure you - because he’ll be with a top team, so immediately, he’ll have the confidence.”Īssuming they can secure sponsorship, Johnson would become teammates with five-time Ind圜ar champion Scott Dixon, who worked with Johnson when he tested a Ganassi car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in July. “I think it’s wonderful that he’s doing that, and it’s great news for the sport. In an interview with NBC Sports, former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty asked Andretti how he expects Johnson to handle this crossover to another style of racing, and Andretti said:

We're all ready to watch that.' says will be a natural in in a full conversation with coming soon. And Andretti would know as one of the few people to win in both disciplines. While Johnson is a racing GOAT in his own right, another legend, Mario Andretti, has plenty of confidence in the almost-45-year-old driver’s ability to transition from NASCAR to Ind圜ar. With one of the top Ind圜ar teams, Johnson and Ganassi still need to finalize sponsorship, but that shouldn’t be too hard with their combined resumes. In an announcement Wednesday, Johnson told the racing world he’s teamed up with Chip Ganassi Racing - which has both NASCAR and Ind圜ar programs - to run a 12-race Ind圜ar schedule in 2021 that focuses on the road and street courses and not oval tracks. The seven-time champion is stepping away from full-time NASCAR racing, and he’s planning on giving the open-wheeled Ind圜ar Series a shot. Jimmie Johnson has big plans after he retires from NASCAR at the end of the 2020 season, and it’s not a true retirement.

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